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How does it feel: Ruling the Churchill Downs red carpet [Kentucky Derby]

April 15, 2011 - 7:08am

One year, though, it rained badly on Oaks night, and we were using squeegees and vacuums on the red carpet the following morning because we didn’t want these celebrities to hear their shoes make squishing noises

This article appears in the March 2011 issue of Louisville Magazine. To subscribe, please visit loumag.com.

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Ten lousy Louisville moments for 'It Takes a 'Ville's!' improv segment [Sponsored content]

January 5, 2011 - 9:38pm

by Lou

Here are suggestions for local stories the "world's premier comedy theatre and school of improvisation" should tackle during its improv section (yes, Karen Sypher's one of them).

While much of Second City's It Takes a Ville! show at Actors Theatre's (316 W. Main St.) is already written, some of the performance is apparently improv, based on suggestions from the audience.

Here then are some of Louisville's best news stories from the past two years you should consider asking the "world's premier comedy theatre and school of improvisation" to tackle:

Top three 2009 Halloween costumes for Louisville

September 16, 2009 - 10:33am

by Zach Everson

Pitino and Sypher, Hilton and Abramson, Southern Belles of Louisville sure to scare

Rick Pitino and Karen Sypher The guy wears khakis and a University of Louisville polo with pasta stains. He issues strange rants, invoking 9/11, Ted Kennedy and the Khmer Rouge. The woman sports a low-cut dress and handcuffs, and sips a mojito telling everyone that she only leaves the house to go to church. Bonus: Get a second guy to dress up as Pitino's assistant, Vinnie Tatum: that costume involves just laying facedown on the floor. Southern Belles: Louisville

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